Historic Temples of
Walled City Multan
Exploring Multan’s Diverse Religious Heritage
Hindu sites and traditions form an important part of this wider cultural story and provide
insight into the diversity of the old city. This section presents these places respectfully as
part of Multan’s shared historic heritage.
Architecture
An architectural
marvel in brick
Three elements define its genius and stand against time
MANDIR GOPAL
Heritage Hidden Inside Kup Bazaar
Location: Koocha Mandar Gopal, Kup Bazaar
Recorded Date: 1938 in an earlier Multan monument survey
Historic Use: Temple complex
Heritage Type: Religious & Residential Complex
MANDIR SHAH MAJEED
A Monument of Shared Memory
Location: Chowk Bazaar, opposite Phool Hattan Mosque
Heritage Zone: Walled City Multan
Historic Use: Temple
Heritage Type: Religious & Urban Heritage
Jain Shwetambar Temple
Location: Mohalla Churi Sarai / Chowk Bazaar, inside Bohar Gate
Religion: Jainism
Tradition: Shwetambar Jain
Principal
Association: Parshvanath
HISTORIC LANDMARKS
OTHER RECORDED TEMPLE SITES
The Evacuee Trust Property Board’s current list of non-functional mandir properties also records additional temple sites in Multan, including Mandir Kala Dhari inside Bohar Gate and Mandir Boti Jee near Mohalla Malik Murad inside Lohari Gate. These can be presented on the website under a secondary section such as “Other Recorded Temple Heritage”, rather than giving them the same detailed treatment as the principal documented monuments above unless further historical research is available. Mandir Kala Dhari
Location: Inside Bohar Gate
Status: Recorded by ETPB as non-functional. Mandir Boti Jee
Location: Near Mohalla Malik Murad, inside Lohari Gate
Status: Recorded by ETPB as non-functional